Keeping the fantasy of travel alive: WiT Watch on destination marketing – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Portugal, Australia
Just because we can’t travel now doesn’t
mean we can’t keep the fantasy of travel alive in our customers’ minds. Here’s
a round-up of destinations doing their bit to keep dreaming alive.
Dubai: Till We Meet Again
In this time when we all need to pause – take a moment to reflect, [...]
WiT Community Blog: Luke Hurford, senior vice president, strategy, YTL Hotels, Malaysia
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of
us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, this is our blog for
you – it’s a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and
foster a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
WiT Community Blog: Seng Mah, owner and instructor, Venture Photography Workshops
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our
industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at
home, or grounded, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories
within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
With recovery a “constantly moving target”, hotels step up to serve in fight against Covid-19
As
sprouts of recovery are being seen across Asia markets, as evidenced by the
gradual return of domestic travel, there has been an air of cautious but
significant optimism in the industry… a glimmer of light at the end of this
long, dark tunnel.
Following the virus’ peak in mid-February in [...]
How to manage fear and anxiety in time of coronavirus
From how to manage your own fear to how to manage bored kids at home, psychiatrist and counsellor Dr Adrian Wang had a long list of advice for our listeners who tuned into our WiT Virtual last Friday.
Here are our key takeaways.
1. Manage social media anxiety
“You have to [...]
WiT Community Blog: Mieke De Schepper, EVP Online Travel and MD Asia Pacific, Amadeus
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of
us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, this is our blog for
you – it’s a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and
foster a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
WiT Community Blog: Aaron Sarma, general partner, ScaleUp Malaysia/head of digital development, MDEC
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our
industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at
home, or grounded, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories
within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
Hotelmize raises round B investment, expands in APAC with Hong Kong headquarters
Israeli travel technology startup Hotelmize has raised Series B investment to expand operations in Asia Pacific (APAC) and “capture the longterm promise of the region’s tourism industry”.
The round was led by Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and Israeli-based Brilliance Ventures, which [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 6: Dr Adrian Wang, Psychiatrist and Counsellor
Fear is all around us today, and while some of us have been living with it since the start of the year, some are just getting into it – it’s almost like this ripple of fear that has spread across the world. There’s fear of the virus, fear for our family and friends, fear of losing our jobs, w [...]
The 7 Stages to the New Normal
Changing the way we travel would have been unthinkable at the end of 2019. But now we must accept it. The travel world has been turned upside down. How can we get back to a normal steady state and how does that happen? Welcome to the seven stages of the new normal, writes Timothy O’Neil-Dunne, pr [...]
